Even Eddie Fisher Gets Carried Away

Well, we've survived the first weekend of Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking. The Roda was close to sold out for the first six performances.

Carrie attracts the most fun audiences -- fans of her best-selling books, the recovery movement, the celebrity seekers, a big LGBT following, and yes, Star Wars fanatics. And of course the general theatre-going communities. They're all having so much fun. They love the extraordinary photos of Carrie taken by Rebecca Martinez that decorate the lobby. They love the specialty drinks -- Princess Leia's Pleasure, Rum & Coke Zero, and my personal favorite, Darth Vodka. They love Carrie.

I saw the show on Thursday night. Rapturous ovation at the end. No surprise -- we're going to have a great run. On Friday night, well, big surprise. Turns out Carrie's dad Eddie Fisher was in the house. A natural star himself, Eddie joined Carrie on stage and they sang a duet of "If I Loved You" from Carousel. The audience was very moved. Rapturous ovation.